Chapter 679: Helpless Choice
In the high-level conference room of the Black Isle, the general was still in a wheelchair. Silver Wolf Michelle presided over the meeting, "I'm sure you've all met the general, and from now on the general will be a senior advisor to the Black Isle Company. He's going to be responsible for opening a lot of the joints between us and the military. This is an opportunity for us to grow on the Black Island. β
The general shook his head and said, "Actually, I can't say that, you and Long Noon did a good job without me." I'm old, and there's not much I can do for you. But I will do everything I can to provide you with more opportunities. β
Cobain suddenly walked over and said a few words to the silver wolf, who frowned and said, "Lewis from the management committee, what is he looking for us to do at this time?"
"I don't know, he called through Mr. GuΓ²long's encrypted line, do you need to access it?" said Cobain in a low voice.
"Come in. The silver wolf nodded.
Cobain nodded, walked back to his seat, and tapped a few keyboards. The huge LCD screen in the conference room showed an image of a person, and the signal transmitted by the satellite line was very stable, and this person was like being in front of everyone. It was Lewis, the head of the Career Management Commission.
Lewis saw the scene in the conference room and smiled slightly, "It seems that this call of mine is very timely." Everyone, and my dear general, it is a pleasure to see you, and you seem to have a good complexion. β
"Thanks, Lewis. You didn't come all the way to congratulate me, did you?" said the general slowly, "or just to see if I, the old man, am really dying." β
"Where the words. General, you are our senior. He is also one of the veterans of the management committee. I have only come today to inform you that the Governing Council has reached an opinion on how to deal with the conflict between two private military companies, Black Island and Morningstar, in Somalia. However, it is a pity that in addition to Long Noon's resignation, there are additional penalties for Heidao Company. Lewis sighed, "Although I personally disagree, this is the opinion of the majority of the members. β
"Mr. Lewis, can you just say what the punishment is?" said Michelle the silver wolf.
"The additional penalty is quite severe, as the members unanimously agreed that your actions have touched the limits of the Management Committee. So you are banned from doing a qiΔ business within Africa for one year. Lewis shrugged, "I'm here to inform you of this penalty decision, and I'm sorry." β
The general said calmly, "I only need a phone call to annul this resolution." β
"I understand that the general does have this energy. But you also have to understand that the way to suppress the Governing Council with the help of the military is no longer working. Private military companies are constantly being formalized and commercialized, and in fact there is some sort of industry consensus. And this consensus is very difficult to overturn. Besides, your influence in the military is already waning. β
"But the business in Africa accounts for more than 70% of our company, and if you prohibit us from undertaking business in Africa, it is tantamount to wanting to completely destroy the Black Island Company. The silver wolf frowned.
"I must correct that this resolution was not made by me individually, but by a collective. Also, you have to be clear that the resolution itself is punitive. It's not that I'm going to embarrass you, but that's the way it is. Lewis shrugged and said reads();. "Personally, I've told Long Noon not to do this, but he insisted. Now that you and Morningstar are both defeated, some members of the committee are starting to take advantage of the opportunity, and I am helpless. β
"You don't need Mr. Lewis to tell us about this kind of thing, right?" said Silver Wolf Michelle, who smiled slightly, "Or do you have any solution?"
"Okay. It seems that in the face of the general, I have to help with this favor. "I know a few friends who are not only in high positions of power, but also have a lot of influence on the management committee, and they should be strong enough to keep this resolution from taking effect." β
"There's no such thing as a free lunch, so what do we need to do?" the general nodded.
"We have a task at hand, and no one is willing to take it on yet. If your company can solve this tricky task, then I think they will definitely try to revoke this resolution. Also, IMHO, the pay for this quest is very good. If you are interested, you can contact me. Lewis smiled, "You can think about it, but not too long." Because the resolution of the additional penalty for the Black Island company will be communicated on Monday at the latest. β
"It's Friday and no one will accept the contract on Saturday and Sunday. You are suggesting to us that we must give you an answer before noon. The general said coldly.
"Oh, if you don't say it, I'll almost forget. Lewis said lightly, "It seems that this is indeed the case." β
Silver Wolf said calmly, "I also understand, Mr. Lewis, that you don't give us the right to choose at all. β
"You're wrong, Silver Wolf. I'm giving you a choice right now, and you can choose to do it or not to do it. Lewis said coldly, "To be honest, I don't like you, and I don't like what you did this time. You guys are playing with the management committee, but Long Noon is very smart, and as soon as the matter came out, he found me first and showed his attitude. Willing to resign from his position in Kuroshima is the only way to keep Kuroshima safe.
It is precisely because Long Noon is my friend that I offer you such an opportunity. As for whether you can grasp it, it's none of my business. I'll wait for your reply, goodbye. β
The huge LCD screen went dark, and Lewis cut off satellite communications.
"It's not good. Shogishi frowned. "Mr. Mi, how much do you think this Lewis says is reliable?"
Silver Wolf Michelle nodded slowly, "At least, the additional punishment for the Black Island Company is real. Before this, I had already heard some rumors, and I knew it was about us, but I didn't expect it to be so strict. And if we really give up on the African division, we're going to be very, very passive. β
Angel looked at the accounts and said, "At the moment we are in a very good financial situation and we are in a good position to formalize in all aspects, but if we lose the African market, the company's business will turn sharply." It's hard to say if we can last for a year, but as you know, we have been in a hurry to expand our team in recent times, so we have invested in a large number of training facilities and overseas offices. These are significant expenses to keep running. β
"So, we simply can't afford to lose. The silver wolf said helplessly, "General, what do you see?"
"You can promise for the time being, and we'll see how it goes. The general nodded.
"I don't agree, aren't we being led by the nose by the management committee?" Zhao Jianfei frowned.
Lin Rui nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, but it's inevitable. Not only us, but the entire mercenary organization in the management committee is being led by their noses. Because we simply don't have the strength to confront the management committee. It's like the basketball team can't play against the entire NBA league all the time, it's a helpless choice. β